Nor Foir = We're Together

Just a random video and a little photo update covering random moments of the last few months... hope you enjoy!

Ibrahima - a younger cousin who just received his high school diploma and is beginning his studies in Canada. I already miss him popping up at random places.

Two of my neices - Ma Bintu in front and Alimatou with me. Alimatou was afraid of me for a long time (because of my white skin) and so the first moment she let me hold her we hurried to take a photo with someones iPad! Ha! Thankfully, Alimatou is not afraid of me anymore.

Moussa and Me with a famous, and one of Moussa's favorite, lutters! The Senegalese wresting (lutte) is pretty popular and it's fun bumping into wrestlers at gas stations or other random places.

With a few cousin's at a baptism - I'm holding nephew Mohamed... he tends to fall asleep with me. 

Near the end of Ramadan, before some of the family took a short trip to Mali to celebrate the end of Ramadan, a cousin/brother in law came into town from France. Here are some of the photos we took during his visit....

Evening visit on an aunt's terrace.

Waiting for the buses to leave for Mali...

After the Mali trip... people were exhausted...

Sister Mamy with friend Serigne Thiam (cheesy hand action, ha)

 Group photo after Moussa's younger sister's civil marriage (with distant cousin/brother in law visiting from France... they had already done the religious Muslim marriage before).

Then later after the marriage and work we spent some time at a Grandma's house resting before dinner.

Birthday and marriage dinner at the beach - there is a popular place along the coast for Senegalese fish restaurants with delicious fresh seafood. 

Two evenings of cleaning out the sheep pens!

 The brother's and cousins at the end of the job.

They all smelt bad so I mostly spent time inside with a precious newborn nephew :)

Korite - the holiday breaking the fast of Ramadan

Mamy in her usual incredible holiday outfit - she tends to select extremely talented tailors. 

After spending the day/evening at Moussa's family's house I went to my host-family's house to visit and play with my younger host-sister, Mariane. Though I no drawing abilities, I helped her do henna on her hands. 

                         

Mariane Diagne

Yaye/Mom Ndeye Coumba

Evenings at Karac Neighborhood

Grandma Souho and Me

Cook/Friend at Karac - she is essentially deaf but SOON will have ear surgery to help her hearing! Alhumdoulilah.

Cousin Fily and Me

Me being silly documenting myself on parent-teacher conferences night, ha.

Senegalese lutte, the traditional wrestling, is fairly popular but also just a practiced sport among friends and family. I have one cousin that broke another cousin's arm one time when they were wrestling and he has not wrestled since! Here is a quick video (thanks to Arielle) of a cousin lutte/wrestling match at the beach - one is much taller/bigger than the other but...